Newsletter

Week 10 Term 1 2025

Kia ora,  Talofa Lava,  Kia orana,  Malo ni,  Marhaba,  Fakalofa atu,  Bula,  Mingalaba, Namaste, Nyob zoo, Vanakkam,  Mga Pagbati

Principal’s Message

Kia ora

 We are almost there, Term 1 done and dusted. But more big plans for next term, our Library is being set up over the holiday break so that it should be fully operational again from the start of Term 2.

We have signed up to perform at the Te Kiwa Nui festival in Term 3 so a performance group will begin preparing next term. 

However we are sad to be farewelling our Wellbeing Specialist, Jenny Gosnell, she is heading overseas at this term. 

Currently the union which supports our Teacher Aides and Admin staff (Support staff) is in negotiations with the government around pay and conditions. If you would like to support them there is information available at the school office.

Katrina Day

Public Health Nurse

Attendance

In 2024 our attendance data was

Regular Attendance (over 90%)                 51%

Irregular Absence     (80-90%)                   20%

Moderate Absence   (70-80%)                   11%

Chronic Absence      (less than 70%)          19%

We would like to see this improve for 2025 and have set a target of 70% of students attending regularly.

Every day matters! 

What’s happening?

Term 1

Weekly Events:

Tuesday: Kapa Haka 11:00, Sailing

Wednesday: Swimming 12:00-3:00

Thursday: Garden to Table

Friday: Languages, Ko wai au

Upcoming Events:

Week 10: Tuesday 8 April: Board of Trustees Meeting

                 Friday 11 April: last day of term 3pm finish

Term 2

Week 1: Monday 28 April: 9am start

Week 2: Wednesday 7 May: School Cross-country

               Thursday 8 May: Pulse Netball Skills @ Holy Family

               Friday 9 May: Football Skills @ Ascot Park

Week 3: Tuesday 13 May: Interschool Cross-country

              Wednesday 14 May: Duffy Theatre

Celebrations

Gallery

Our junior classes have been doing some practical investigations in maths, looking at symmetry, tally marks and patterning.

 How to support learning during the holidays. 

So with the holidays coming up it would be great for children to keep reading over the break, they will all being getting new Duffy books to take home on Thursday so will definitely have two new books to read.

But great reading and writing really starts with good oral language skills. Encouraging your children to re-tell stories, ask questions and play with rhyming words are all great ways to support their learning.

It doesn’t have to be in English either, there is lots of research that shows the stronger children are in a home language the stronger they can become in English.

Device time can also support learning with a range of great maths games and if all else fails have them run laps around the outside of the house (cross-country is early next term).